Locked copy ticket writer



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INVENTOR FRED R. SCHULZ ATTORNEY April 8, 1952 F. R. scHuLz LOCKED COPYTICKET WRITER Filed April :7. 195o 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 2 L U H C S R D E RF ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 8, 1952 LOCKED COPY TICKET WRITER Fred R.Schulz, Berkeley Heights, N. J., assignor to Sondon` SystemsCorporation' Red Bank, N. J.,a corporation of New lJersey ApplicationApril 7, 1950, Serial No. 154,523

14 Claims. (Cl. 282-5) tion inthe device and in automatically effectingA a successive sales slip or ticket from the device. More particularly,the invention deals with a device of the character described having anautomatic control for definitely positioning the locked copy sheet withrespect to the writing area `of the'device and a sales ticket disposedover said area'.

Thenovel features of the invention will be best understood from thefollowing description, when taken together with the accompanyingdrawings, in which, certain embodiments of the invention are disclosedand, in which, the separateparts are designated by suitable referencecharacters in each of the views and, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of'a lockedv copy writer` device madeaccording to my" invention.

Fig. 2 isl a longitudinal sectional plan view of `the device onanenlarged scale withparts of the` construction broken awayv and omitted.

n Fig."` 3.

5 is abrokensection on' the'line'E-E of Fig. 2 on anv enlarged scale.

Fig. Gis a partial'section on the line .I5-6j of Fig;VV 5. Y

` Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one end andside portion of the deviceomitting the outer casing `and 'omitting the. sales tickets.

`vFig'f is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing only partv of theconstruction on an enlarged scale with partsy broken away and with partsin a different position. d

. Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-19 of Fig. 8; and'- Fig. ll .is aperspective detail View illustrating sheet flexure by the control arm ofthe device..

. Considering Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown a locked copy ticketwriter I comprising antelongated thin casing, the top wall' of whichhas-a large rectangular opening I6, said wall adjacent the. openinghaving a pair of key pins Ilufor,positioningrsales tickets I8, one at atime thereon,1inthe,operation of recording sales; The

top wall ofthe'casing, adjacentthenpperend thereof, is bevelled, as seenat I9, to a contracted discharge end 20, whereas the other end'of 'thecasing is rounded, as seen at 2l.l Pivoted tothe sides of thecontractedend 20 is a handle member 22 which can be folded onto thelowersurface of the casing, when not in use.

One 'side wall 23 of the casing has an elongatedslot 24, in which anoutwardly protruding iingerpieceY 'or hand-grip 25 passes andoperates,`as later described. '.j

Considering now Fig. `3 of the drawing, at-26 is shown the bottom wallof the casing which has a large opening extending from the uppercon-'tracted end 23 to apoint adjacent the ends Vof tickets I8 supportedinthe casing and 'this opening is controlled` by a cover 21 hinged,asseen at 2-8, the cover having suitable key lock mecha# nism, notshown, for retaining the same in closed position.A The bottoml wall 26and cover 21 have supporting feet, as at 29, of suitable cushioningmaterial for arranging the device, when notfin use, on a table, counteror other support.

Supported beneath the opening I6 is a thin strip or sheet of suitablecarbon or transfer ma'- terial 30 which is held in position by borderingstrips, part of which areseen at 3| in Fig. 3 of the drawing. Arrangedbelow the sheet 3|.'Ifis a table or platform 32, over which thelockedcopy strip or sheet 33 passes. The strip is disposed beneath thetransfer sheet 30, as will be-apparent.

At the upper portion of the casing is a com'- partment, the bottom wallof which is indicated at 34 in Fig. 3 of the drawing and, in thiscompartment and supported upon the Wall 34;A is a folded stack of themore or less endless sheet 33, as partially seen at 33' in Fig. 3.

The end of the sheet is threaded through the machine by passingdownwardly over arounded upwardly protruding portion 35 of the WallV 34near the top of the device and then around a drum or large roller 36,from which the' strip 33 passes upwardly onto the table or platform 32.Considering Fig. 3, it will be noted that the upper end of this platformis depressed and slightly rounded, as seen at 32".

The strip 33 then passes over a roundedportion 3'I` near the lowerportion of the casing and, thus, onto the core 38 of a spool 39, note inthis connection Fig. 5 of the drawing. The spoolv 39 .constitutes thedirect medium of winding ofthe strip 33. vThe spool has an axisportion-4 0 rotatably supported in the casing I5, as seen at 4I. Theaxis `40 includes a friction drive disc 42 having la plurality offriction beds, as at 43, the disc and axis supporting a sprocket 44actuated by a ball chain drive 45, part of this chain being more clearlyillustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawing.

The chain 45 also passes around another sprocket 46 disposedat one endof the drum 36, the drum having a suitable support in side frame platesof the device. These plates are shown :at 41 and 48 in Fig. 2 of thedrawing. An offset extension of the plate 41 is shown at 41 in Fig. 6,and also seen in Fig. 2, and a similar offset of the frame 48 is seen at48 in Fig. 2 and in section in Fig. 5. l

Considering Fig. 4 of the drawing, it will appear that the sprocket 46is secured to the outer end of a trunnion or shaft portion 49 on thedrum 36 and inwardly of the sprocket is a friction disc 50 and a ratchet5|. 'I'he ratchet 5I is indicated clearly in Fig. 8 of the drawing.

Secured to the frame 48 and extending longitudinally thereof is achannel rail 52, note Figs. 'I andi). Mounted upon and movablelongitudinally of this rail is a slide carriage 53. The carriage lias ahousing portion 54 terminating at its upper end in a pair of hook-shapedflanges 55 which operate in the upper channel 56 formed by Vthe rail 52,as clearly seen. The lower portion 51 of the carriage bears against theface of the rail, .as illustrated clearly in Fig. 9 of the drawing. Thengerpiece or hand-grip 25 is secured to the slide or carriage 53, as at25', clearly noted in Fig. '7.

The carriage or slide has, at the lower portion 51 thereof, an upwardlydirected extension 56 having, on the upper surface thereof, teethforming a rack 59, note Fig. 7, Supported on the extension 58 andextending slightly beyond the rackr 59 is an upwardly curved springfinger 66. VThe housing portion 54 of the slide or carriage .53also has,near its outer portion, an upwardly extending bevelled trip-finger 6I.At this time, it might be well to say that the terms upwardly andotherwise are associated with respect to what is termed the upwardlycontracted end 29 of the casing.

Supported in the housing 54 of the carriage i 53 is an axis 62supporting a clutch disc 63 having a series of recesses in the peripherythereof, one of which is shown at 64 in Fig. 8 of the drawing. vOne wall65 of this recess is slightly bevelled to facilitate jamming of a clutchball 66 against a vsprocket 61 in utilizing the sprocket as a meanslto'feed or drive the chain 45.

The ball 66 operates against a U-shaped spring 68 in the recess 64 infreeing the sprocket so as to rotate freely around the clutch disc 63.In other words, when the finger-grip is moved from its extreme upperposition, as seen in Fig. 1 of the drawing to the lowered position inthe slot, the clutch 63 jams or locks the sprocket 61 to establish adefinite coupling engagement with the chain 45, thus serving to draw thechain in the direction mentioned and rotate the spool 39 to wind thestrip 33 thereon and, at the same time, to rotate the drum 36.

In the aforesaid stroke motion of the fingerpiece 25, should theoperator fail to complete the stroke and return the ngerpece 25 to theupper position, as shown in Fig. 1 then, in this operation, the sprocket61 is free to rotate and feed itself along the chain, which isnt moved.The operator will then realize the necessity of feeding :the strip 33 agreater depth and will again move the fingerpiece in the downwarddirection 4through the ydrive of the chain until a control `finger 69,constituting part of a long arm 10, has

passed over the T-crosshead portion 1| of a slit in the strip 33. Theother portion 12 of the T-slit allows the finger 68 to drop downwardly,flexing the portions 13 of the sheet 33 in this operation in the mannerindicated diagrammatically in Fig. 10 of the drawing. This operationtakes place when the edge 69 of the finger registers with the crosshead1I. The finger 69 of the arm 19 is held in light tensional engagementwith the strip 33 at all times by a spring 14, note Fig. 8, one end ofthe spring being secured to the casing and the other end to a pin 15which operates in an elongated slot 16 in a pawl 11. The arm 10 and pawl11 are both swingably mounted on a common pivot 18. A spring 19 operatesto hold the pawl in a depressed position. However, it will appear thatthe linger 69 supported by the sheet 33 holds the pawl in raisedinoperative position with respect to the ratchet 5I, as seen in Fig. 3of the drawing.

The finger 69 is arranged on an upwardly, as well as angularly offsetportion 10 of the arm 10 and, adjacent the offset portion is anoutwardly extending trip plate 86, which plate is adapted to be engagedby the trip extension 6I on the slide or carriage 53 to move the arm 10into raised position, in other words, assuming that the arm 19 hasdropped to lower the finger 69, thus allowing the pawl 11 to drop intooperation engagement with the ratchet 5 I, as seen in Fig. 8. This thenlocks the ratchet against any further feed motion of the chain or thestrip 33. However, the flngerpiece 25 is then moved upwardly in the slot24, returning the same to the position shown in Fig. l, in whichoperation, the ratchet 61 rotates freely around the clutch 63 and ridesalong the chain and this operation continues until the trip 6I moves thearm 16 and pawl 11 into raised position, as shown in Fig. 3.

During the aforesaid return stroke motion of the carriage 53 by thefingerpiece 25, the rack 59 operates to rotate a pinion 8| at one end ofa shaft 82, on which are arranged a pair of spiked discs 82' whichoperate as feed discs for feeding the uppermost ticket |8 in a pile todeliver or feed the same through a discharge slit .83 at the top of thedevice. Suitable tension means, not shown, will maintain an uppermostticket of the pile in position to be engaged by said spiked discs. Atthe end of the shaft 82 is a clutch 84, generally similar 4to the clutch63 for providing the direct feed drive of the roller 62 only as and whenthe pinion 8| is driven by the rack 59. The spring finger provided onthe rack is simply to engage the pinion Ito positively set the teeth forproper meshing with the first tooth of the rack should one of the teethof the pinion be in a non-meshing alinement. It will be apparent thatthe operation of the rollers 82 takes place only as and when the rackestablishes a driving engagement with the pinion 8| and on completingthe stroke which is sufficient to project one of the tickets I8sufficiently to be grasped by the hand; then in the reverse motion ofthe rack 59, the

' pinion 8| will be rotated but the shaft 82 and spiked discs 82 willremain idle, the clutch being then in an inoperative position.

Returning now to the lower end of the casing and the spool mounting, itwill appear that another axis support 85 is provided for the spool 39,this axis being supported by a spring arm 86, note Figs. 2, 5 and '7,the axis 85 passing freely through an aperture 81 in the frame extension41. The spring arm 86 is held in operative position by a swinging yokeor retaining member 88,

rotatablefonltheaxis 85,'.` the member 8-8 having a .pairsof flngersf89ladapted .to 'span the frame..

4'I'iand.- the springfarm 86 in maintaining the axisinzaposition,toproperly support the spool 391'.. However,:,when the top of the casingis removedbyfsuitable 'control means, .which is not The above operationtakes place as ,and when it'iis'; necessary for removal of the .lockedcopy strip orsheetf33.`

'Ihespoolz33 is of a .two-part construction, as more.Jclearly.descr.ibed in a companion applicationpled of equal dateherewith, and by separatingthe separate parts of the spool, thecylinde'r Aof wound. strip 33 can easily be removed,

whereupon the spool may be reassembled and placed-in the device,preparatory to lthe Winding of another. strip, ysimilar to the strip 33thereon.

It lwill be apparent that the T-slits 1I-12 are positioned on the strip33 at measured spaced inter-vals so as to properly position a, length,of the strip beneath the opening I6 for recording of sales written on aticket I8 disposed over said opening. The table or platform portion 32,or its extension 32', has an aperture 92 therein, note Fgs.'2 and 10,one end wall of this aperture having bevelled wall portions, as at 93,and the finger 69 isadapted to drop into the aperture 9.2 as and whenthe crosshead portion II of the slit reaches the position, just beyondthe lbevelled walls 93, as-.:at 94, note Fig-2". This position is alsoindicated in Fig. 10 of the drawing. The bevelled walls 93 serve to feedthe depressed portions 13 of the strip 33 upwardly in the nextsuccessive feed-of said strip. A pair of rubber rollers 95 are supportedon a swinging rod 96 and are adapted to. hold the strip 33 against thedrum 36, as indicatedinFigZ, anda spring 91 engages the arm 96 to holdthe rollers 95 in operative position.

Fromithe' foregoing.v it will be apparent that,

in the' normal feed motion-of the strip 33 through thev medium/of thechain drive actuated through theacarriage or slide, 53. having thefingerpiece25,`

the strip is Iwound `upon the spool 39and a new section-ofy the'stripispositioned beneath the OpeningJIS. This ,position is. controlled by `thedroppinggof thengerfSS into the aperture 92 asandwhen the crosshead IIof a new slit ape proaches the position previously. mentioned. Then :thecarriage is'molved upwardly, whichoperation '.eifectspne of the ticketsI8 which `is lstripped fromthe machine byv hand, then placed over-thepinI'I and :a new sales recorded. s After the. salesnhave'been recorded,this ticket is removed andthe aboye operation is again'repeated tobringanew section of the strip I3 into position,y the. previous sectionwiththe. recorded sales thereon having been wound upon or, at least for themostpart, the spool 39.`

Havingzfully described my invention, .what I copy.` sheet is .adaptedto. Ibe `moved; means zfor.. it supporting, an elongated; copy :sheetinfolded position inA the casingfbeneath said :p1atform;\. spoolrotatablysupported in'one endof `the cas..l

ing-and on whichA saidsheet sadaptedto'bezv Wound,a drum rotatablysupportediin thee other f" end of :the casing,` said spooland.drum-.having. sprocket ends overawhicha .chain .is vadapted .topassione sidewall offthe` casing havingan .elongatediaperture, arailzextending longitudinally of. the casing inwardly. o-fsaid aperture,a slidezmov-s able..longitudinallynof. the;.rail .and .3 having 1a z.ngerpiece portion extending .through said aper-J.- ture, aclutchsprocket mounted on 'andmovabley with said slide andoperatively,engagingthe chai-n.;4 in positive feedV of vthe chain' .invone direction tog;

wind said zsheet on said spool, and. the clutchof.

said .last-named sprocket facilitating-.free move.;

ment. of. the. slide longitudinally of. the. chain in;`

theopposite` direction. f l

2...A device .of .the character. described,.com., prisinga casing,havingv a .rectangular opening...`

in one wall thereof, withmeans on said .wallrforf supporting a vticketoversaid opening, a `plat-:- form in .the .casingl `beneath saidopening,.:'over.:

which a copy sheet is adapted to be moved, means.

for supporting an` elongated copy sheet in folded position in the casingbeneathsaid platform.a spool. rotatably Asupported in fone end of thecas-x.

ing.. anden which said sheet is `adapted tobe.y

wound,` a drum rotatably lsupported in the other.: end of .thecasing,lsaid spool Vand drum having@` sprocket ends. over `which a chainis adapted `to pass, one side. wall ofthe casing having an elon;

gated aperture, `a rail extending longitudinally. of Vl in positive.feed of the chain in one direction-toV windsaid sheet on said spool,the clutch of said last named sprocket facilitating free movement of theslide `longitudinally ofthe chain in the opposite direction, said sheethaving, at predeterl mined spaced intervals, slits, and means comprisingattensioned finger engaging said sheetl in alinement with the slitsthereinfor controlling free movement of said slide upon the fingerengaging a slit in said sheet.

3. A device of the character described',` comprising a casing, having arectangular opening in one wall thereof, withv means on said wallforsupporting a ticket over said opening, a platform in the casingbeneath said opening, `over whichv a Acopy sheet is adapted to bemoved,means for supporting an elongated copy sheet in folded position inthe casing beneath said platform, a spool rotatably supported in one endof the casing yand on which said sheet is adapted to be wound, a drumrotatably supported in the other end of the casing, said spool and drumhaving sprocket ends over which a chain is adapted to pass, one sidewall of .the casing having an elongated aperture, a rail extendingvlongitudinally of the casing inwardly of said aperture, a'slide movablelongitudinally of the rail and having a ngerpiece portion extendingthrough said aperture, a clutch sprocket mounted on and movable withsaid slide and operatively engaging the chain inpositive feed of thechain in one direction to wind said sheet on said spool, the clutch ofsaid last named sprocket facilitating free movement of the slidelongitudinally of the chain iin. the.'opposite.,.direction,.said sheethaving, at

predetermined spaced intervals, slits, means comprising a. tensionednger engaging said sheet 1n alinement with the slits therein forcontrolling free movement of said slide upon the linger engaging a slitin said sheet, andY said last named means including a pawl and ratchetstructure at one end of said drum and adapted to check rotation of thedrum in one direction.

4. In a device of the character described employing a copy sheet onwhich sales are adapted to bev recorded, a' casing, means comprising aspool at one end of the casing for Winding said sheet in storage ofrecorded sections thereon, a chain andsprocket structure for rotatingsaid spool, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of the casing,said slide having a rack portion, the slide having a flngerpiece portionprotruding through the casing, means comprising a clutch ratchet on saidslide for engaging the chain in feed of said chain in one direction torotate said spool, said casing storing sales tickets, rotatable ticketejector means, and means actuated by the rack portion of said slide foroperating said ticket ejecting means to eject one of the tickets fromthe storage through one end of said casing.

5. In a device of the character described em.- ploying a copy sheet onwhich sales are adapted to be recorded, a casing, means comprising aspool at oneend of the casing for winding said sheet in storage ofrecorded sections thereon, a chain and sprocket structure for rotatingsaid spool, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of the casing,said slide having a rack portion, the slide having a fingerpiece portionprotruding through the casing, means comprising a clutch ratchet on saidslide for engaging the chain in feed of said chain in one direction torotate said spool, said casing storing sales tickets, rotatable ticketejector means, means actuated by the rack portion of said slide foroperating said ticket ejecting means to eject one of the tickets fromthe storage through one end of said casing, and means comprising a pawland ratchet for feed movement of the chain in said rst named direction.

.6. In a device of the character described employing a copy sheet onwhich sales are adapted to berecorded, a casing, means comprising aspool at one end of the casing for winding said sheet in storage ofrecorded sections thereon, a chain A and-sprocket structure for rotatingsaid spool, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of the casing,said slide having a rack portion, the slide having a finger pieceportion protruding through the casing, means comprising a clutch ratcheton said slide for engaging the chain in feed of said chain in onedirection to rotate said spool, said casing storing sales tickets,rotatable ticket ejector means, means actuated by the rack portion ofsaid slide for operating said ticket ejecting means to eject one of thetickets from the storage through one end of said casing, meanscomprising'a pawl and ratchet for feed movement of the chain in saidfirst named direction, and means comprising a spring actuated ngeroperatively engaging said sheet controlling movement of said pawl intooperative position.

7. In a device of the character described, employing a copy sheet onwhich sales areadapted to be recorded, a casing, means comprising aspool at one end of the casing for Winding said sheet in storage ofrecorded sections thereon, a chain and sprocket structure for rotatingsaid spool, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of the casing,said slide having a rack portion, the slide having a ngerpiece portionprotruding through the casing, means comprising a clutch ratchet on saidslide for engaging the chain in feed of said chain in one direction torotate said spool, said casing storing sales tickets, rotatable ticketejector means, means actuated by the rack portion of said slide foroperating said ticket ejecting means to eject one of the tickets fromthe storage through one end of said casing, means comprising a pawl andratchet for feed movement of the chain in said rst named direction,means comprising a spring actuated nger operatively engaging said sheetcontrolling movement of said pawl into operative position, and means onsaid carriage engaging said finger to move said pawl into inoperativeposition.

8. In locked copy writers of the characterv described employing anelongated copy sheet arranged in a casing, a spool at one end of thecasing for winding the sheet, means for intermittently feeding the sheetand Winding the same on said spool, said sheet having longitudinallyspaced slits, a spring control finger engaging the sheet in alinementwith said slits, a pawl and ratchet for checking Winding movement ofsaid sheet on the spool, said finger normally supporting the pawl ininoperative position, and said finger releasing the pawl for movementinto operative position upon engagement of the nger with a slit in saidsheet.

9. In locked copy Writers of the character described employing anelongated copy sheet arranged in a casing, a spool at one end of thecasing for Winding the sheet, means for intermittently feeding the sheetand Winding the same on said spool, said sheet having longitudinallyspaced slits, a spring control finger engaging the sheet in' alinementwith said slits, a pawl and ratchet for checking winding movement ofsaid sheet on the spool, said nger normally supporting the pawl ininoperative position, said finger releasing the pawl for movement intooperative position upon engagement of the finger with a slit in saidsheet, and said sheet feed means having means for moving said pawl intoinoperative position in one directional movement of said feed means.

10. In locked copy writers of the character described employing anelongated copy sheet arranged in a casing, a spool at one end of thecasing for winding the sheet, means for intermittently feeding the sheetand winding the same on said spool, said sheet having longitudinallyspaced slits, a spring control nger engaging the sheet in alinement withsaid slits, a pawl and ratchet for checking Winding movement of saidvsheet on the spool, said finger normally supporting the pawl ininoperative position, said finger releasing the pawl for movement intooperative position upon engagement of the finger with a slit in saidsheet, and said rst named means including means for moving said pawlinto inoperative position.

11. In locked copy writers of the character described employing anelongated copy sheet arranged in a casing, a spool at one end of thecasing for winding the sheet, means for intermittently feeding the sheetand winding the same on said spool, said sheet having longitudinallyspaced slits, a spring control finger engaging thesheet in alinementwith said slits, a pawl and ratchet for checking winding movement of isaid sheet on the spool, said finger normally supporting the pawl ininoperative position, said finger releasing the pawl for movement intooperative position upon engagement of the iinger with a slit in saidsheet, means for storing tickets in the casing, and means actuated bysaid first named means for discharging tickets one at a time from saidcasing.

12. In locked copy Writers of the character described employing anelongated copy sheet arranged in a casing, a spool at one end of thecasing for Winding the sheet, means for intermittently feeding the sheetand winding the same on said spool, said sheet having longitudinallyspaced slits, a spring control finger engaging the sheet in alinementwith. said slits, a

pawl and ratchet for checking Winding move-` ment of said sheet on thespool, said finger normally supporting the pawl in inoperative position,said :linger releasing the pawl for movement into operative positionupon engagement of the finger with a slit in said sheet, means forstoring tickets in the casing, means Vactuated by said first named meansfor discharging tickets one at a time from said casing, said last namedmeans comprising a rack on the first named means, a pinion driven bysaid rack, and a ticket gripping and feed disc and a clutch controllingrotation of said disc in one direction.

13. In ticket writers of the character described, a casing in which alocked copy sheet is adapted to be arranged, a spool at one end of thecasing on which the sheet with recordings thereon is adapted to bewound, said spool having pivot axes at the ends thereof, one pivot axis10 including a friction disc, means in the casing for driving said disc,the other pivot axis being yieldably supported in the casingfacilitating attachment and detachment of the spool, and

means rotatable about the last named axis for clamping said axis inoperative position.

14.-. In ticket Writers ofthe character described, a casing in Which alocked copy sheet is adapted to .be arranged, a spool at one end of thecasing on which the sheet with recordings thereon is adapted to bewound, said spool having pivot axes at the ends thereof, one pivot axisincluding a friction disc, means in the casing for driving said disc,the other pivot axis being yieldably supported in the casingfacilitating attachment and detachment of the spool, means rotatablyabout the last named axis for clamping said axis in operative position,and

said clamping means having means for moving vand supporting said axes ininoperative position.

FRED R. SCHULZ.

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